105th largest plant in Michigan · 4558th nationally
Otsego Mill Power Plant is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 21.2 MW. It generates roughly 161.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 15,351 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 87% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Otsego Mill Power Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Otsego Paper Inc |
| City | Otsego |
| County | Allegan County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49078 |
| Coordinates | 42.46280, -85.69610 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRTH | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 10.6 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| SOTH | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 10.6 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| NOₓ | 84 metric tons |
|---|
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.